Pov: A Species' Life
Moose, elk, and caribou are all different species of deer that engage in this type of competition.
What is interspecific?
1,000 kilowatts are equal to this many megawatts...
What is 1 megawatt?
This is the process by which nitrates and phosphates enter a body of water, which typically leads to an algae bloom.
What is eutrophication?
This biome has the greatest temperature variation from day to night due to a lack of moisture and cloud coverage.
What is desert?
Mr. McKeon bleeds purple and gold from attending this Virginia college.
What is JMU? James Madison University
When lions prey on hyenas in the savannah, they help maintain population control, which classifies lions as this type of species.
What is keystone species?
One miligram expressed as a decimal would be...
What is 0.001?
Nitification refers to the process where bacteria convert nitiries in the soil to...
What are nitrates?
This biome is known for rich detritus (organic waste) and trees that change color and go dormant seasonally.
What is the temperate decidious forest?
These sushi related items are the names of Mr. McKeon's dogs.
Who are Chopstick and Wasabi?
When cows graze in a field with cattle egrets, they disturb insects in the grass allowing the egrets to prey on them more easily. This type of symbiotic relationship would be classified as...
What is commensalism?
One hectare is equal to ______ acres.
What is 100?
DAILY DOUBLE This is the slowest chemical cycle that does not have an atmosphereic stage.
What is phosphorous?
The rain shadow effect describes how warm, humid air rises on the windward side of a mountain and _______________ air decends on the leeward side.
What is cool and dry air?
In the year 2015, this is the holiday that Mr. McKeon met his wife.
What is Halloween?
This is the growth curve associated with K-selected species.
What is logistic or s-curve?
A population of tagged warbler birds increases from 241 in 2015 to 381 in 2020, meaning the percent change (increase) over this time would be... (whole number answer).
What is 58%?
This chemical cycle is greatly impacted by nonpoint source pollution originating from human actvities and often results in acid deposition (acid rain).
What is the carbon cycle?
Increased logging and deforestation in the tropical rainforest could result in... (list 3 impacts).
What is habitat degradation / fragmentation, increased turbidity, decreased biodiversity, decreased carbon sequestering, increased erosion, increased runoff?
These flowers adorn the McKeon household and are also the names of Mr. McKeon's daughters.
Who are Lily and Violet?
As energy moves up trophic levels, 90% is lost in the form of... (name 3 processes).
What is heat, respiration, digestion, metabolism, or sound?
A typical coal-burning power plant uses 4,500 tons of coal per day. Each pound of coal produces 5,000 BTUs of electrical energy. How many BTUs are produced each day from this plant?
What is 4.5 x 1010? (45,000,000,000)
Eutrophication and algae blooms are indirect causes for dissolved oxygen to drop in a marine ecosystem, however the most direct cause is...
Aerobic respiration by bacteria and microbes in the water.
Ecotone is best described as...
An area where two biomes overlap, resulting in an increase in biodiversity.
In the D&D campaign Curse of Strahd, Mr. McKeon teamed up with these 3 Godwin teachers to defeat the vampire lord in 2022.
Who are Mr. Dznniey, Mr. Young, and Mr. Broyles?